Makhana Kheer Recipe

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Updated : Oct 10, 2018, 12:56 IST

Total Time45m

Prep Time15 m

Calories726

Makhana Kheer is a delicious dessert recipe with the goodness of dry fruits. This North Indian recipe can be easily prepared at home with ingredients like lotus seed pops (makhana), sugar, milk, cashew, ghee, saffron, and almonds. This is one of the favourite recipes in every Hindu household and is a loved dish on fasting festivals like Navratri and Ganesh Chaturthi. Known for its different taste and health benefits, this lip-smacking dish can be served on occasions like potlucks and kitty parties. Prepare this mouth-watering dish for your next family get-together and have a great time. We have curated some more interesting Navratri recipes which you can prepare for your loved ones: samak rice idli,crispy sabudana vada, navratri special beetroot salad,navratri nariyal pag to name a few.

How to make Makhana Kheer

Step 1

Take a pan, add ghee and heat it on low flame. Add 1 cup lotus seed pops and cashews to the pan along with almonds and roast on low flame until the seed pops turn crunchy and cashews turn golden. Keep aside for a while.

Step 2

Add milk (preferably use organic milk) to a thick bottom pan and let it boil.

Step 3

Now, reserve 1/4 of the roasted lotus seed pops, cashews and almonds mixture and add the rest of it to a blender jar and grind until it is powdered.

Step 4

Add sugar to the boiled milk according to your taste. Now, add cardamom powder, saffron, powdered lotus seed pops mixture to the milk and stir properly for a minute.